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John Henry was a little baby |
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Sittin' on his papa's knee |
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And He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel |
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Said, 'Hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord |
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Hammer's gonna be the death of me' |
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I Said hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord |
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Hammer's gonna be the death of me |
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Now the captain he said to John Henry |
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'I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round |
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I'm Gonna bring that steam drill out on the job |
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I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down |
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Whop that steel on down |
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I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down |
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Whop that steel on down' |
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John Henry said to his captain |
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'A man ain't nothin' but a man |
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But before I let your steam drill beat me down |
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I'd die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord |
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I would die with a hammer in my hand |
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I would die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord |
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Die with a hammer in my hand' |
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Now the man that invented the stream drill |
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He thought he was mighty fine |
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But John Henry drove fifteen feet |
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The steam drill only made nine Lord Lord |
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The steam drill only made nine |
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I said the steam drill only made nine Lord Lord |
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The steam drill only made nine |
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John Henry hammered in the mountain |
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His hammer was striking fire |
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But he worked so hard, he broke his poor heart |
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He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord |
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He laid down his hammer and he died |
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I said He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord |
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He laid down his hammer and he died |
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John Henry had a little woman |
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Her name was Polly Ann |
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John Henry took sick and went to his bed |
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And Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord |
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Polly Ann drove steel like a man |
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I said Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord |
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Polly Ann drove steel like a man |
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So every-every Monday morning |
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When the bluebirds begin to sing |
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You can hear John Henry a mile or more |
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring |
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring |
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord, Lord |
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring |
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John Henry had a little baby |
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You could hold him in the palm of your hand |
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And the last words I heard that poor boy say |
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'My daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord |
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My daddy was a steel-driving man' |
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I said my daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord |
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My daddy was a steel-driving man |
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So, every Monday morning |
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You can hear the bluebirds sing |
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You can hear John Henry a mile or more |
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring |
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring |
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord |
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Hear John Henry's hammer ring |
